News on the topic: reports
04.12.2023 "Healthcare in prison is a black mirror that each of us has looked into"
In Vilnius, on November 29, a public initiative Doctors for Truth and Justice held a conference on penitentiary medicine and psychology in Belarus.
10.08.2023 At least 3,645 people have criminal convictions three years after the 2020 election
Viasna tells in figures about the unprecedentedly terrible situation with human rights in Belarus.
09.08.2023 “Like a burning peat bog” – Belarus three years after the mass-protests and their brutal crackdown
Libereco and Viasna gathered new data and eyewitness accounts showing the daily state terror Belarusians face.
08.08.2023 How human rights defenders are being silenced – a new report
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders analyses, documents, and presents its insights on the repressive policies implemented in Belarus to silence human rights defenders.
02.08.2023 July criminal trials: at least 52 people convicted on political grounds
The amount of group cases indicates that repression is list-based.
05.07.2023 June criminal trials: at least 58 people convicted on political grounds
Human rights defenders observed a new trend in prosecutions for donations towards NGOs deemed extremist and terrorist organizations.
08.06.2023 In May, 51 people criminally convicted in political cases
The courts handed down various custodial and freedom-restricting sentences in all politically motivated trials.
25.05.2023 Pavel Sapelka: “Belarusians are victims of apparent abuses of power”
Viasna lawyer comments on the latest Moscow Mechanism report on human rights violations in Belarus presented by OSCE.
05.05.2023 In April, 43 people criminally convicted in political cases
The tendency to prosecute and convict citizens on political grounds persists.
11.04.2023 Viasna rights activists report on how authorities restrict freedoms under the pretext of combating extremism and terrorism
The fight against terrorism is used artificially to justify the political persecution of citizens, say defenders conclude.
06.04.2023 In March, 62 people convicted in political criminal trials
For the third month in a row, the trend of toughening sentences imposed by district courts by regional courts continues.
10.03.2023 Lawtrend review: Freedom of association and legal environment for Belarusian CSOs in 2022
Lawtrend reviewed the situation with freedom of association in Belarus in 2022.
09.03.2023 In February, 72 people criminally convicted in political cases
Custodial and freedom-restricting sentences were handed down in 97% of politically motivated cases.
08.02.2023 In January, 50 people criminally convicted in political cases
Custodial and freedom-restricting sentences were handed down in all politically motivated cases.
11.01.2023 Administrative prosecution in 2022: At least 6,380 arrests
Viasna's yearly review of the administrative prosecution on political grounds.